22º South American Championship

ALGARROBO, CHILE
APRIL 1-4, 1999

37 boats registered for the 1999 South American Championship, held in Algarrobo, the principal sailing venue in Chile, 80 miles outside the capitol of Santiago. Competitors traveled from 3 outside countries: 11 from Argentina, 3 from Brasil, 1 from Uruguay, with the remainder of the 22 from Chile.

The winds did not cooperate for first 2 days with the race committe attempting starts only to have the competitors return due to lack of wind. Finally on Sunday, the wind came in early and it increased during the day. 3 races were able to be held, the first an Olympic and the final two windward/leeward courses, in 15 - 20 knots of breeze. The conditions were rough with very cold water, being in the Humboldt current.

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